Author / Samantha Halpern

We’re soooo excited to announce our awesome competition exclusively for new brides attending this weekends Different Wedding showcase at Luna Park!. Carly Rose and JettyBlue have combined forces to put together an amazing competition that can only be entered by visiting one of our stalls this Sunday…

WIN a Wedding Photography and PhotoBooth package!

4hr JettyBlue Photography Wedding package*

AND

2hr Carly Rose Wedding PhotoBooth*

So get on down to the Different Weddings Showcase this Sunday March 3rd at LunaPark, visit our stands and fill out an entry form to enter! We can’t wait to meet you!

OK, now here’s the boring bit – the T&C’s:

Winners will be announced on social media and by email no later than COB 08/03/19. 4hr JettyBlue Photography package includes photography, post production, facebook highlights showreel & private online web gallery. No prints, albums or print ready files are included | The winner’s wedding must be booked within 3months and completed within 12months of competition draw | Wedding location to be within Sydney Metro Area, $150 travel fee applies for other areas | Not available with any other offers, not transferable or redeemable for cash or other vouchers | Wedding photography & Photobooth subject to JettyBlue and Carly Rose availability | No extensions will be available.

What is family??? Many have tried to answer this question. Many more have failed. I prefer to leave it to those poets and scholars that know how to better articulate its nuance much better than I…

“In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.” —Friedrich Nietzsche

I was most fortunate recently to meet the delightful Sarah and Ali when they visited the studio for their very first family portrait with their gorgeous son, Harrison. They have been interviewed for the next edition of LOTL magazine where we will be featuring in each edition, a same sex family telling the story of their journey to parenthood in all its wonders and trials. Their story is amazing and inspiring. Grab a copy of LOTL via their website to read all about it, but in the meantime, here’s their perfect family portrait. Sarah’s Mum even made it into a few shots too…

My Journey with the Wayne family started way back in 2011 when I shot the glorious wedding of Jodie and Mark. Their groomsman Adrian, who is Mark’s bestie from school, happened to be at the time, national sales manager for Porsche (nice friend to have), so he dutifully arranged for a brand new Panamera Turbo as Jodie and Mark’s wedding car.

Fast forward a few years, and I’m now shooting Adrian’s very own wedding at the beautiful Chateau Elan in the hunter valley, where I met Adrian’s brother Alex, who was his best man.

Over the years, I’ve had the delight of capturing Josien and Adrian’s growing family…

So I was delighted to again capture a moment in the Wayne family story. This time, Josien had purchased a family portrait voucher for her brother-in-law alex (Adrian’s brother) which I captured just last week…

So thank you to the Wayne family for again having me along to capture your amazing family stories. I can’t wait for the next installment 😉

Karen from the print society contacted me to arrange some product shots of her hand-printed cushions. “No sweat” I said to her. So down to the studio she came , bags in hand. Once she opened the bag, the true mastery of her creations was revealed! Each cushion is hand made using exquisite materials such as silk and hemp that has a gorgeous texture. Then each cushion is hand designed and hand printed using a unique block-printing technique. Silk sections are laminated on and zippers are deftly placed as design elements. It was a joy to photograph this collection – I can’t wait for the next installment!

Last week I had the enormous pleasure of (finally) shooting the delightful Dasha McGee of Dasha McGee Property. Dasha already had a very strong brand identity which she was using all over the place, but she wasn’t quite leveraging its potential becuase her imagery wasn’t current and not consistent with her brand in its look and feel. This inconsistency can make some clients feel uneasy about your brand, like they can’t trust it, and they might go elsewhere.

So, we worked together to craft Dasha a gorgeous personal brand collection for her to compliment her existing brand identity. Dasha had a firm idea of what she wanted and how she wanted to use the images along with a plan in place for her existing collateral such as a billboard that was in desperate need of replacement. As a local real estate agent, there’s nothing more important than “trustability”. Your clients decide on your trustability before they’ve even engaged with you, by your personal brand. Don’t underestimate the power of your personal brand. Don’t be put off by the new fancy moniker “personal brand”. Its always been there. Its just now that the interweb has sent our accessibility into hyper-drive that it has become a “thing”. What was it before the internet??? Reputation.

Email me to connect and book a personal consult to discuss your online business branding and how JettyBlue Photography can give you the tools to compliment your content marketing strategy.

JettyBlue is often called upon to shoot food for a load of different kind of clients. A recent one was Mike’s Grill at Gymea Bowlo and The Royal at Sutherland. I’ve also shot loads of restaurants and even food wholsalers such as Teys beef (you’ll see my image on their slow cooked beef in Woolies). I love shooting food so much, I even started my own food blog called Skiersgottaeat. If you haven’t figured it out already, I’m a die-hard skier, forever chasing the winter, so I thought I’d combine my photography and my love of all things skiing by shooting and reviewing eateries in and around the snowfields of NSW and VIC. Check it out on Facebook and Insta

For all the fella’s out there who think that personal branding is just for the ladies…think again. Don’t be put off by those who say things like “personal brand is just a fancy word for wanker”. Personal branding has always been there. What did we call it before the inter web sent our accessibility into hyper-drive? Reputation.

I had the pleasure of capturing David from OzLocal Australia for his personal branding on the eve of his flight to Cannes for a marketing industry event. The deadline was tight, but with the right tools and a space at the Pier 1 bar, I was able to process and supply a handful of images for him to take away that evening. Here’s the rest…

This month I am very honoured and delighted to be invited by LOTL magazine to write an editorial piece for them. it is titled “Is Australia Ready for Same Sex Weddings?” and it even features some very wise words from my gal pal and wedding industry font of knowledge, Lillian Lyon from Lyonheart Celebrations. Hope you find it a good read…

If you’re an online retailer, having an awesome interface with your clients is key. Whether it be a killer website or eCommerce portal, client experience online is everything. Imagine you’ve spent a considerable amount of time and money (and energy) crafting an amazing shopping cart…and now what??? At the very least, your customers need to SEE your product so they can purchase it (well…duh!) but how do they know how they will experience your product without actually touching it??? To compliment your static images, JettyBlue also specialises in editorial style shoots for your socials to compliment and drive traffic to your shopping website.

JettyBlue has its own professional photo studio with a selection of backdrops and professional lighting and camera equipment. We also have a gorgeous hamptons style deck and manicured gardens for those editorial shoots in a hurry. You can ship your goodies to us and we’ll arrange your model, hair and makeup artists. You don’t even need to be here! We’re also fully equipped to shoot on location.

Email me to connect and discuss your online fashion business imaging needs and learn how JettyBlue Photography can give you the tools to move serious amounts of stock online.

When your Mum & Dad announce they’re renovating, you never expect to meet the love of your life. That’s exactly what happened to Alicia! Joel was one of the builders on site and Mums place and when Alicia popped in to check out the goings on, there were sparks and not just from the nail guns.

They were engaged in New Zealand and married at the amazing Ravensthorpe in Albion Park. Their brady bunch family were all in attendance and it was an amazing day!